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[CobaltKobold]

Actually, that's what sparring is in the current version, pulling blows. IF you're good at your weapon, you're more likely to not hurt your partner, iirc.

[Footkerchief]

Should probably add an "improvised weaponry" skill somewhere...

Toady mentioned this, way back when work on this release was just getting started:

For unarmed, the count is actually five (I hadn't included the unwieldy objects, a skill I haven't named but it seems there should be *something* for that).  Then there's wrestling, dodging, grasp strikes (needs name), stance strikes (needs name, probably kicking).

Not sure if anything happened with it, though.

[n2]

Sorry if I'm asking something already answered; I wasn't keeping up with the forum and couldn't read all the 315 pages of this topic, but

Are we getting custom recipes for crafting buildings in this release?

Toady, if you are reading this:
It had been asked for a few times in suggestions and I'm sure it isn't really difficult to implement (esp. compared to all the new features you are adding in this release) to make all the production buildings work in a uniform way and have the same way of adding new recipes. I know you make the original features a higher priority than modding, but then again, you made modding possible in the first place; and it may also save you some work in the future if you are going to add more workshops.

[Footkerchief]

Sorry if I'm asking something already answered; I wasn't keeping up with the forum and couldn't read all the 315 pages of this topic, but

Are we getting custom recipes for crafting buildings in this release?

Nope.  The closest we're getting is more flexible reactions that can be used at a total of 5 buildings now (instead of just the smelter).

It doesn't look like there's an entry for this in Eternal Suggestion Voting, so feel free to add one yourself and bump one of the related Suggestions threads (I made one such thread).  If the idea makes it into the top 10, it'll get special consideration for the releases to follow the upcoming one.

[Granite26]

I think the top ten is a verbal shortcut, not a hard delimiter

[Time Kitten]

Ah, well, I just reallised we don't need to start dropping large populations of our own dwarves of bridges to train medic skills... if we just start with a proficient medic, they'll hold classes with whoever else you'll assign!

[Mephansteras]

Yeah, I think I know what my trader's secondary occupation is going to be now.

[kiffer.geo]

So what changes to starting builds are we talking about?
Remember to bring soap, cloth and thread for bandages, a good medic dwarf (there are several medical skills coming right?) with a good teaching skill?
Soap makers will become important.... and not just for making roads out of dragon tallow soap.
This is madness.

[smjjames]

Well, we don't know exactly how much starting builds will change. The basics will still be there, a miner or two, a woodcutter/carpenter (or just carpenter on some maps), a mason, a mechanic, at least one farmer, and of course, a trader.

It may also be a good idea to give any soldiers you are bringing along some medical skill.

[Footkerchief]

Personally I prefer to have a healer/carpenter in my embark group.

[Grax]

Personally I prefer to have a healer/carpenter in my embark group.

That's wise decision. If he won't heal, he'll nail a coffer.

[Leafsnail]

I'd quite like it if non combat dwarves, when cornered, began to use improvised weapons.  And throwing.  The idea of a master carpenter, startled to see goblins suddenly enter his room, picking up some cups and hurling them is too good to miss .

[IHateOutside]

dwarves calling for help. two dwarves hurling cups.

[kiffer.geo]

Children should run away calling for help... Adults should cry for help and defend or run depending of personality, skill orders and risk. Military dwarfs should respond to crys for help from both...

Good:
Urist Soapwall cancels plant seed, defending child from horse.

Bad:
Broma Daggerknitting cancels bandage chest wound,  defending Urist Soapwall from horse.
Rimtar Glassjaws, Champion has bled to death.

[Exponent]

Ah, well, I just reallised we don't need to start dropping large populations of our own dwarves of bridges to train medic skills... if we just start with a proficient medic, they'll hold classes with whoever else you'll assign!

Training is only for military skills at the moment.  Training doctors is gonna be tricky:

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Does this mean the teaching of other skills would be easy to code?

Will this instruction lark work for all skills, or just the military?

It's set up to use any skill, but since it's not used for that yet, I didn't do a few things, like have them search for meeting rooms instead of a training barracks.  It would be fast to set something up once there's more of a need for it.  As it stands, people know how to do complicated tasks at zero-skill, so it's not pressing, but that will likely be changed down the road.

Hmm i have a question to the surgeons and Docs.

How can we train them? Would it be possible to get corpses (Animals, Siegers, dead tantrumers) on the table for training them? Could you entwine that with with a taxidermist like profession.

Right now you have to have one ready or train them the hard way.  The suggestion is reasonable, and I know in a lot of the material on ancient doctors it constantly referred to people either experimenting on corpses openly or sneaking off to get some work in on them.